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Christ Our Mother?: What Motherhood Reveals About the Love of God
By: Eliza Stiles | May 6, 2020
Julian rightly sees something significant in the loving act of a mother giving birth that can help us to better grasp how deep and wide God’s love is for all of God’s children.
Women Priests and the Image of God
By: Karen Strand Winslow | April 30, 2020
C. S. Lewis argued against women as priests in his 1948 essay, “Priestesses in the Church?” His reasoning was that a female priest could not adequately represent a male God. Winslow examines this reasoning and finds it lacking.
Why Womanist Theology Is Vital to Me
By: David Hart | February 26, 2020
Womanist interpretation seeks to use the Scriptures to explore and empower the construction of black womanhood, the experiences of black women as it relates to the world, and the black community and church.
Rediscovering the Marys: Maria, Mariamne, Miriam
By: Ally Kateusz, Mary Ann Beavis | January 23, 2020
This interdisciplinary volume of text and art offers new insights into various unsolved mysteries associated with Mary Magdalene, Mary of Bethany, Mary the Mother of Jesus, and Miriam the sister of Moses.
How I Left Fundamentalism, Found Freedom, and Became A Pastor
By: Kim Brewer | July 31, 2019
I’m free now. Free to read the Bible with fresh eyes. Free to reject attempts to abuse, suppress, and control me. Free to leave abusive people and churches.
Priscilla: The Life of an Early Christian
By: Ben Witherington III | May 14, 2019
Witherington combines biblical scholarship and winsome storytelling to give readers a vivid picture of an important New Testament woman.
Consider the Women: A Provocative Guide to Three Matriarchs of the Bible
By: Debbie Blue | March 7, 2019
In this book Debbie Blue looks closely at Hagar (mother of Islam), Esther (Jewish heroine), and Mary (Christian matriarch)—and finds in them unexpected and inviting new ways of navigating faith and life.
The Nashville Statement: A Critical Review
By: Jamin Hübner | January 30, 2019
With the publication of the Nashville Statement, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood sought to set out the Christian stance on human identity. This article offers an analysis to shine a brighter light on this controversial topic.
The Nashville Statement: A Critical Review
By: Jamin Hübner | January 28, 2019
Jamin Hübner offers a detailed analysis of the "Nashville Statement" in hopes of shining a brighter light on the controversial document which addressed human identity, transgenderism, homosexuality, and other related topics. Hübner frames the debate, systematically examines the Statement itself, and concludes with final reflections.
Preparing for Equality: Perspectives on Christian Marriage
By: Laura Schilperoort | January 28, 2019
Two competing visions—egalitarianism and complementarianism—are embedded within Christian pre-marriage counselling. This article examines how differing interpretations of Scripture shape marriage advice.